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A promise to an African grandmother: Shining a light on Germany's colonial past

BERLIN (AP) — Mnyaka Sururu Mboro is still driven by the promise he gave his grandmother when he left Tanzania for Germany almost 50 years ago: to bring back for a proper burial the head of a local ...
The Africa Report

Germany/Africa: ‘We have to come up with better offers for our African partners’ – Kofler

Germany is attempting to recalibrate its stance towards the continent, says Bärbel Kofler, state secretary to the federal minister for economic cooperation and development . A new ‘Africa Strategy’ ...
Newsday

Being Black in Germany has never been easy. Elections in eastern states could make it harder still

ERFURT, Germany — It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown, and Omar Diallo and two friends from his home country of Guinea wanted to ...

Germany's 2026 World Cup squad built on African roots

Germany's 2026 World Cup squad has leaders with African heritage. The diversity of the team is a strength.
The Africa Report

Germany relaunches Africa strategy as ties sour with Russia, China

Christoph Kannengiesser, CEO of the Berlin-based German-African Business Association (Afrika-Verein), tells The Africa Report that German businesses have long overlooked the continent in favour of ...

Fact Check: Deutsche Welle did not report campaign to bar African and Muslim players from Germany team

There’s no evidence of a petition by German fans to ban African and Muslim players from the national soccer ​team following ...
National Catholic Reporter

Surprising agreement between African and German bishops on same-sex couples

In the Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum in Innsbruck, Austria, featuring regional art of the Tyrol, there is a collection of magnificently, and intricately, carved nativity scenes. One of them shows the ...